Question

A boat can hold at most 1,000 pounds. If there is 300 pounds of equipment plus 25-pound boxes, what is the maximum number of boxes the ship can carry? Write as an inequality.

Answer 1

• 28 boxes maximum

Explanation:

Given

• Capacity of a boat = 1000 pounds
• Equipment = 300 pounds
• Boxes = 25 pounds each
• Number of boxes = x

Required inequality

• 300 + 25x ≤ 1000
• 25x ≤ 700
• x ≤ 700/25
• x ≤ 28 boxes